Black Zimmerman Intern: "He's not racist"
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By Mona Austin
It was hard not to notice the sole African American person on the all white legal teams as the George Zimmerman murder trial unfolded. Channa Lloyd, 34, is the African American defense intern and law student who volunteered to assist.
The first question she asked lead defense Attorney Mark O'Mara before volunteering her time was: "Is George Zimmerman a racist?" Sunday in an interview she told CNN's David Mattingly O'Mara said "no."
With that response and she joined a legal team that defended one of the most controversial suspects in the millennium.
The question is relevant because Zimmerman, of White and Hispanic racial mixture, shot and killed Trayvon Martin, a Black teen.
Six jurors decided the case. None of them were Black.
Throughout the criminal trial, the intern was seen assisting the defense, often handing over documents that likely contained research that she'd gathered to help vindicate their client.
On July 13, Zimmerman was acquitted.
People are mad.
Blacks especially.
George Zimmerman left that Florida court room a free man. But today, following a weekend of various forms of protest, the former neighborhood watchman from Sanford, Fla. is in hiding Attorney O'Mara said on ABC's "The View" today.
The national temperament around the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman narrative is so racially charged that many have labeled Lloyd a traitor to her own race.
Just as Lloyd helped defend Zimmerman, in the court of public opinion she may face having to defend her racial allegiance.
In the interview, Lloyd says she does not think Zimmerman is racist and also discussed how she handles questions from friends and criticism from people who may perceive her as a sell out.
It was hard not to notice the sole African American person on the all white legal teams as the George Zimmerman murder trial unfolded. Channa Lloyd, 34, is the African American defense intern and law student who volunteered to assist.
The first question she asked lead defense Attorney Mark O'Mara before volunteering her time was: "Is George Zimmerman a racist?" Sunday in an interview she told CNN's David Mattingly O'Mara said "no."
With that response and she joined a legal team that defended one of the most controversial suspects in the millennium.
The question is relevant because Zimmerman, of White and Hispanic racial mixture, shot and killed Trayvon Martin, a Black teen.
Six jurors decided the case. None of them were Black.
Throughout the criminal trial, the intern was seen assisting the defense, often handing over documents that likely contained research that she'd gathered to help vindicate their client.
On July 13, Zimmerman was acquitted.
People are mad.
Blacks especially.
George Zimmerman left that Florida court room a free man. But today, following a weekend of various forms of protest, the former neighborhood watchman from Sanford, Fla. is in hiding Attorney O'Mara said on ABC's "The View" today.
The national temperament around the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman narrative is so racially charged that many have labeled Lloyd a traitor to her own race.
Just as Lloyd helped defend Zimmerman, in the court of public opinion she may face having to defend her racial allegiance.
In the interview, Lloyd says she does not think Zimmerman is racist and also discussed how she handles questions from friends and criticism from people who may perceive her as a sell out.
